Lisa and I traveled out to Yosemite and down the coast of Northern California for a week to escape the sweltering heat of Denver. The granite valleys of Yosemite, towering redwoods and sequoias, and rugged coastline was fantastic!

Half Dome, up close Yosemite Coyote in Yosemite Yosemite Valley and Half Dome More Half Dome Yosemite Valley Lisa settles for not having a pony and instead pets Half Dome Half Dome and Clouds Rest with El Capitan on the left Tree Giant Sequoia I"m not sure why they say these Sequoia"s are so bigâ¦Lisa was able to get her arm all the way around itAn old drive-thru Sequoia An old drive-thru Sequoia An old drive-thru Sequoia Sequoia grain Lisa and giant sequoia roots ...but apparently not deer, squirrels, elk, or any other animals Half Dome Lisa looks out on Clouds Rest and Half Dome Clouds Rest and Half Dome Lembert Dome Deer with a Pine Cone stuck to fur Brian, doing what Brian does Lisa and Sneaker Waves Lisa and Brian Redwoods Redwoods Redwoods A redwood with a burnt out trunk Burnt out trunk, still alive Everyone always knew Lisa was a tree hugger Brian Redwoods Redwoods Redwoods Lisa Brian Redwoods Redwoods Redwoods Redwoods Redwoods Redwoods Lisa Redwoods Lisa and a redwood stump Fallen redwood Fallen redwood Fallen redwood Lisa in a set of redwood roots Lisa and the "Grandfather Tree" The Suburban - the largest thing that can drive through a tree Drive Thru Tree ParkThe Suburban - the largest thing that can drive through a tree Drive Thru Tree ParkThe Suburban - the largest thing that can drive through a tree Drive Thru Tree ParkLisa drives through the tree Drive Thru Tree ParkLisa drives through the tree Drive Thru Tree ParkBrian Drive Thru Tree ParkDriving through a tree Drive Thru Tree ParkLisa drives through the tree Drive Thru Tree ParkLisa in the tree Drive Thru Tree ParkDrive Thru Tree Park Saw this in a restaurant along Highway 101 We called this "Segregation Rock" Lisa pokes the wildlife Lisa plays with a starfish Lisa plays with a starfish Brian Brian Glass Beach